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Court Ruling Puts Part of Parent Trigger at Risk
Within current parent trigger legislation is a provision which requires parents be notified if their child’s teacher has been rated as “ineffective” for two straight years. But a Tallahassee circuit court judge’s ruling yesterday raised doubts about using the value-added … Continue reading
Can an SB 736 Compromise Be Found in Los Angeles?
From the Los Angeles Times: The recent groundbreaking agreement over evaluations for educators in the Los Angeles school district is a major victory for the teachers union because it limits the use of a controversial — but increasingly widespread — … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS
Tagged california, DFER, education, Florida, Gloria Romero, Parent trigger, rick scott, SB 736, teacher evaluations, VAM
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Like Florida, Virginia Takes Heat for Its Race-Based Education Goals
The presidential election suppressed what would otherwise have been a firestorm into a two-day ho-hum. The Florida Board of Education’s decision to sign off on race-based school goals was quickly brushed aside as it didn’t sell newspapers like presidential politics … Continue reading
You cannot use standardized tests to judge a teachers worth (and some good examples why we shouldn’t)
School reform and the movement’s rock solid dependence on standardized testing is driven by themes, mantras and sloganeering. “Making teachers accountable” is one. Desiring accountability seems reasonable enough on the surface, but using standardized testing as the instrument of final judgement is fatally … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION
Tagged Florida, high stakes testing, merit pay, michelle rhee, SB 736, standardized testing, teachers, unions, value added
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Florida’s Virtual School Gambit Another Unfunded Mandate
It should come as no surprise that Rick Scott and his GOP state allies are pushing Florida Virtual School. The only teacher on Scott’s education transition team came from FVS. From the Palm Beach Post: Florida children could spend more time … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS, Rick Scott
Tagged distance learning, education reform, florida education funding, florida republicans, florida teachers, Florida Virtual School, market based reform, privatization of education, Rick Scott agenda, Rick Scott education, SB 736, Unfunded mandate
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SB736 Marks the End of Local School Board Control in Florida
Writes retired newspaperman Rick Diamond: Now under SB 736, local control of the state’s 67 school districts has been taken over by the state. The bill’s language “Requires the Department of Education to approve each school district’s instructional personnel and … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS, Rick Scott
Tagged education reform costs, florida republicans, florida school boards, Florida Tea Party, hidden costs, Lee County schools, local school boards, mandates, Obama Stimulus, obamacare, rick scott, SB 736, tea party support for Rick Scott, Washington Democrats, Washinton democrats
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